---
title: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve Barron'
released: '1990-03-30'
runtime_minutes: 93
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100758/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

1990 · PG · 93 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series

## Synopsis

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American superhero comedy film based on the comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It is the first installment in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series. Directed by Steve Barron and written by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck, the film follows the Turtles on a quest to save their master, Splinter, with their new allies, April O'Neil and Casey Jones, from the Shredder and his Foot Clan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve Barron](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-barron)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Du Prez](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-du-prez)
- **Producer:** [Simon Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-fields), [Kim Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-dawson)
- **Editor:** [Sally Menke](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-menke)

## Cast

- [Raymond Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-serra) as Sterns
- [Kevin Clash](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-clash) as Splinter
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell) as Head Thug
- [Elias Koteas](https://cinepixo.com/people/elias-koteas) as Casey Jones
- [David Forman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-forman) as Leonardo
- [Josh Pais](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-pais) as Raphael
- [Judith Hoag](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-hoag) as April O'Neil
- [Michelan Sisti](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelan-sisti) as Michelangelo
- [Toshishiro Obata](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshishiro-obata) as Tatsu
- [Leif Tilden](https://cinepixo.com/people/leif-tilden) as Donatello
- [James Saito](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-saito) as Shredder

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